Sexual Politics

October 13, 1970

by Kate Millett.

Then in 1970, feminist Kate Millett published her book, Sexual Politics, that popularized the Marxist-inspired concept, “patriarchy.” Millett described patriarchy as a “most ingenious system of social control” that subordinates women through socialization, economic dependency, and normalized violence, she claimed.

Millett managed to ignore the fact that men are far more likely to be victims of violence. Indeed, government reports reveal men are lagging behind women in 12 areas such as health status, educational attainment, homelessness, and more (2). This callous neglect of male disadvantage would soon become a defining characteristic of the feminist movement.

As a result of Millett’s book, a plethora of demeaning terms, such as “male chauvinist pig” and “patriarchal oppressor” soon entered into common discourse. These terms did not criticize men for their actions, but rather for their very existence of being male.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Politics

see also: https://www.theswaddle.com/origins-male-chauvinist-pig-sexism